Promoting physical activity among youth through community-based prevention marketing

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 214-224

  Bryant, Carol A ^a   Courtney, Anita H ^a   McDermott, Robert J ^a   Alfonso, Moya L ^a   Baldwin, Julie A ^a   Nickelson, Jen ^a   McCormack Brown, Kelli R ^b   DeBate, Rita D ^a   Phillips, Leah M ^a   Thompson, Zachary ^a   Zhu, Yiliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Physical activity; Social marketing; Tweens; VERB

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 77952718287     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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